By Nurse Mark 

Medical terminology, the language used by medical people to communicate with, is often filled with large, unfamiliar words, obscure terms, and confusing phrases. As a service to HealthBeat subscribers we from time to time publish definitions and translations of medical terminology so that our readers can better understand this language of medicine.

Today I’ll provide a definition to a diagnostic term that you have likely seen before, and will certainly see more often over the coming year.

This term refers to a delicate subject that may offend some sensitive readers. Parental guidance is advised when discussing this problem with children – if that must be done at all…

Electile Dysfunction: the inability to become aroused over any of the choices for president put forth by either party in the 2008 election year.

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